PC gamers claim Windows 11's Gaming Copilot is capturing gameplay for AI training by default – but what it's actually doing is spoiling performance

You removed it? Best I've done was turn it off.
That way the Xbox button on the controller can bring up Steam Big Picture mode. :)
I removed Riva Tuner Statistics and Afterburner I like the new Steam Stats better.
But I have to use Gamebar to show FPS in PC Gamepass. :(

Yep, removed everything, from the Xbox app to Game Bar and everything in between also all the Intel and Asus stuff thanks to Revo Uninstaller. I don't play on Steam Big Picture mode, just regular Steam and my TV shows FPS so my computer is as clean as it can get
 
Is this the usual fud slop yet again?

Edit: Yeah, it is, as expected.
Yes and no. Capture tools eats performance? Well, no shit, Sherlock. But doing this by default without warning is shit. Luck those like me that turn off game bar.
 
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The feature is awesome I was playing oblivion on my xbox ally x and you hold the library button and I asked it what to do next or where I should go and it pointed me in the right direction all without leaving the game.

I know people hate AI and stuff but it was genuinely useful and I ended up doing like an hour session in it.

Tried to see if I could set a hot key on my 8ai sadly not!
 
Those still on win10 I would check the the installed programs. Windows installed copilot without my consent. I just randomly saw it on my taksbar a few days ago and was like wtf is dis shit. Instantly deleted.
 
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I think technology has outgrown me. I want a simple TV, simple game box, simple mobile and simple OS.

Any time anyone pushes an update it makes things more favorable to the company and less to consumers. Win10 for life.
 
Oh, that cycle "investment" is completely ridiculous.

Nvidia shenanigans are the only thing stopping me from going away from Windows.
Oh is that the case? If drivers are a problem then I guess I'll be sticking with Windows for now. Is this looking like it might improve in the future?
 
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Oh is that the case? If drivers are a problem then I guess I'll be sticking with Windows for now. Is this looking like it might improve in the future?
Yeah, Nvidia drivers just arent as good on Linux. They work, but just not as well.

The way to go is to get an Enterprise license For Windows and strip out all the crap.
 
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I'm watching Youtube tutorial for Bazzite with baked in Nvidia drivers. It was posted 2 months ago. Maybe things have improved.
I tried on my PC a long while back and games had all kinds of graphical glitches. So much awful that I gave up and reinstalled Win11.
Well they've definitely made a lot of headway with the Linux nvidia drivers in the last 1-2 years, and last fall you started to see them implement the DLSS features one by one until nearly all of them are working pretty well. It's really just general DX12 performance, especially in ray-tracing that's still weaker. If Nvidia had open-sourced the drivers, they'd likely already be caught up to AMD in outperforming Windows by now. Proton compatibility is also significantly better as well over the last 1-2 years.

Still, if Nvidia could get to within 5%, and keep the trend of better frame-times with reduced stuttering vs Windows, I'd say it's would cross the threshold into offering better overall performance...but it's not quite there yet.
 
They won't do it until people demand it. Reminder that they sell a metric ton of hardware to OpenAI/ MS.

I'm pretty sure that much of the impetus for all the improvements made in the last few years regarding Nvidia Linux drivers...are primarily because of AI models being so prevalent on Linux to go into those data centers for companies like OpenAI. The gains they make around all things Cuda have crossover benefit for gaming.
 
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I've cleaned my pc's using win util (no copilot, no game bar, no adobe bloat, no unnecessary background shit running)

My pc's run super well, and no issues with windows.
 
Slightly off topic and a PSA to anyone who pays for Office 365 annually at home or for work. Microsoft increased the renewal price and you have to choose not to pay for the COPILOT bullshit. It's caught a few people off guard. Even if you have auto-renew on it adds co-pilot from what I can tell.
 
The feature is awesome I was playing oblivion on my xbox ally x and you hold the library button and I asked it what to do next or where I should go and it pointed me in the right direction all without leaving the game.

I know people hate AI and stuff but it was genuinely useful and I ended up doing like an hour session in it.

Tried to see if I could set a hot key on my 8ai sadly not!
Why don't you use a script to make the ai control the game for you? At that point you could just be there staring at the monitor and don't you your brain at all! It is awesome!!
 
Why don't you use a script to make the ai control the game for you? At that point you could just be there staring at the monitor and don't you your brain at all! It is awesome!!
Yes, those are exactly the same.
I imagine you switched your brain off before posting also.
 
How do i see if it is active and how do i disabled it?

Open Powershell with Admin rights.

To remove Copilot: dism /online /remove-package /package-name:Microsoft.Windows.Copilot

And to remove Recal: dism /online /disable-feature /FeatureName:Recall

You can check which packages are installed with this command: DISM.exe > C:\packages.txt /online /get-packages
Then go to C:\ and there is a txt file called packages.txt, that list what is installed.
 
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Open Powershell with Admin rights.

To remove Copilot: dism /online /remove-package /package-name:Microsoft.Windows.Copilot

And to remove Recal: dism /online /disable-feature /FeatureName:Recall

You can check which packages are installed with this command: DISM.exe > C:\packages.txt /online /get-packages
Then go to C:\ and there is a txt file called packages.txt, that list what is installed.
Jesus why the fuck there is never a simple on\off options for noobs...
 
Open Powershell with Admin rights.

To remove Copilot: dism /online /remove-package /package-name:Microsoft.Windows.Copilot

And to remove Recal: dism /online /disable-feature /FeatureName:Recall

You can check which packages are installed with this command: DISM.exe > C:\packages.txt /online /get-packages
Then go to C:\ and there is a txt file called packages.txt, that list what is installed.

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Is this the extent of "removal/removed" or is it even possible to go deeper?

Checking for Recall say its "disabled" AND "removed".
Checking for Copilot do not even find it (not installed at all)
 
Wish I could move from Windows. I use Mac OS for regular use, so it's just gaming that is for Windows. I also use my Steam Deck for most indies and older games.

Devs really need to figure out anti-cheat on Linux and driver makers (mainly the N) need to push and optimize every feature to Linux.

Maybe if us customers push hard enough, it'll become a reality. Because Windows is getting bloated like a fat hog.

There's some shoehorned stuff in Mac OS too, but man, it's nothing like Windows constant nagging features in your face. Turn Siri off? It stays off, never reminding you ever again.
 
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